Entering the NBA Trade Deadline the Southwest Division had three teams securely locked in playoff seeds, one deciding whether to tank and one who blew up the internet with the steal of the century. For the purposes of this article let’s look at each team in the division, review their activity (or idle stance) and how their moves may effect the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Moving into NBA Trade Deadline day there was a feeling it might be one of those insanely busy days akin to the 2014-15 event where 39 players changed teams. Especially with big moves occurring in both Conferences just prior to the deadline.